Anyone have any updated thoughts on M. Vorobyov? I don't get to watch him much. I've only seen him play one KLH game this season. He looks like he's an above average skater, strong on the boards, and a good passer, but needs to work on his shot. Am I correct here?
Here are a few comments from the Flyers boards recently on guys who have seen him.
I caught all of Vorobyov in the showcase and the hype was deserved. Such a smart 2-way center and playmaker. I remember the knock was he needed another half step skating wise, and he definitely got it. I eagerly await the day we can roll a bottom 6 of Rubtsov AND Vorobyov to compliment G and Coots.
For his age getting 0.5 PPG would be really impressive over a whole season.
In the KHL's eight year existence only eight 'junior eligible' players have reached that mark while playing 20+ games:
Kuznetsov: 0.73 & 0.84
Filatov: 0.85
Yakupov: 0.82
Vasilyev: 0.75
Buchnevich: 0.63
Tarasenko: 0.57
Panarin: 0.53
Kaprizov: 0.51
If he can get 0.4 over whole season that is still impressive.
His numbers though are being inflated by being with Kaprizov... they do compliment each other very well (will be fin to watch at WJC on line together), but Vorobyov benefits more from Kaprizov than the other way around.